Volfied
Volfied — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Volfied on?
- Volfied was released on Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Legacy Mobile Device, PC Engine.
- When did Volfied release?
- Volfied was first released on May 16, 1989.
About Volfied
Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship. This shield is not infinite and care should be taken to complete each level as quickly as possible. A counter indicates the level of shield that you have: when it reaches zero then any contact with an alien is deadly whether you are on the 'Shield Line' or not. The idea of the game is to cut areas out of the screen without touching any of the aliens. This is done by pressing the SPACE key which initiates the 'Laser Cutter' and moving off the 'Shield Line' and rejoining it somewhere else. While you are in the process of drawing a line, your shield is inactive and touching an alien is fatal. Similarly, if one of the aliens touches the line then it will send a charge down the line towards you and you must quickly return to the safety of the edge before it reaches you. When you rejoin the 'Shield Line' the area that does not contain the 'Boss' alien will be filled (points are gained by trapping the other aliens) and the 'Shield Line' will be adjusted to surround the area that is left. The level is completed when a certain percentage of the total area has been filled in. This percentage starts at 80% but may increase in the later levels.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga, Legacy Mobile Device, PC Engine
- Developer
- Taito
- Publisher
- Tec Toy
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Themes
- Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1991 | $15 | $47 | — | Low |
Also released on: Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · DOS · FM Towns · Amiga · Legacy Mobile Device · PC Engine. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese release (Volfied) | $28 | $58 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $7.50 in Jan 2009, $27 five years ago, and $15.00 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $7.50 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $4.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $8.40 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $7.75 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $9.50 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $15.04 | $28 |
| Jan 2015 | $7.99 | $22 |
| Jan 2016 | $10.50 | $32 |
| Jan 2017 | $12.00 | $40 |
| Jan 2018 | $13.09 | $38 |
| Jan 2019 | $13.47 | $30 |
| Jan 2020 | $16.70 | $35 |
| Jan 2021 | $16.53 | $55 |
| Jan 2022 | $28 | $90 |
| Jan 2023 | $24 | $51 |
| Jan 2024 | $19.99 | $65 |
| Jan 2025 | $12.80 | $57 |
| Jan 2026 | $17.15 | $50 |
| Oct 2026 | $15.00 | $47 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1991 | — | 020588010369 |
| Japan | 25 January 1991 | T-11103 | — |
- Region
- JP+NA
- Released
- 1991
- Authenticity
- Low
A tidy Qix successor that Genesis owners know as Ultimate Qix, priced a little above the middle in the US.
The Genesis cartridge is called Ultimate Qix in North America and Volfied in Japan. It is the Genesis conversion of Taito's arcade puzzle game, a successor to Qix in which you pilot a small spaceship named Monotros against aliens instead of moving a marker. I.T.L developed the Genesis game and Taito published it, in Japan on 25 January 1991 and in North America in 1991.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis conversion came out in 1991 and was released in North America as Ultimate Qix.
Also on other platforms
Arcade · Atari ST · Amiga · PC Engine · MS-DOS · Commodore 64
| TurboGrafx-16 | I.T.L |
| Amiga | Empire Interactive |
| Atari ST | Empire Interactive |
| MS-DOS | Empire Interactive |
- TurboGrafx-16. The PC Engine version came out in 1989 and was released only in Japan.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits above the middle. The Japanese cart (Volfied) usually costs more, especially loose, and it is a different cartridge shape. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
Volfied screenshots
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